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#31
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: an idea for 2025 Christmas...
Last post by Duplode - January 11, 2026, 04:47:13 AM
These are the final standings across the three rounds. Congratulations to @Victor Narl , overall winner of the Christmas Event!

  • NRL: 4×22 + 3×23 + 3×13 = 196
  • ALA: 4×20 + 3×19 + 3×7 = 158
  • DUP: 4×9 + 3×16 + 3×7 = 105
  • SPO: 4×14 + 3×9 + 3×0 = 83
  • ROT: 4×7 + 3×13 + 3×0 = 67
  • CAS: 4×5 + 3×0 + 3×0 = 20
  • STC: 4×1 + 3×4 + 3×1 = 19

Thanks to @stanceboyCZ for the event concept (and also for making sure we actually had a track to race in mid-December!), to @Daniel3D for opening us the doors of his competition, to the designers of the rally cars that we have featured here, and last but not least to all the pipsqueaks who brought one or many of those cars to the track!  :)
#32
Season's Chat - CCC / Re: CCC03R3 - Blankenship
Last post by Duplode - January 11, 2026, 04:36:33 AM
The third and final race results have been published! -- congratulations to @Victor Narl , who had 4 out of 4 top times in this round, as well as the one lap under two minutes!
#33
Racing Games & Other Competitions / Re: Travel Through Time
Last post by dreadnaut - January 11, 2026, 01:14:49 AM
Quote from: HerrNove on January 10, 2026, 10:04:19 PMIf you want to play on your original 48K, the "side-chapter" Rubinho Cucaracha supports it :). But I'm a spoiled guy and use an emulator.

My 48K is back in Italy, so I'll have to make do with an emulator as well!
#34
Racing Games & Other Competitions / Re: Travel Through Time
Last post by HerrNove - January 10, 2026, 10:04:19 PM
Quote from: dreadnaut on January 10, 2026, 07:23:15 PMWow, it's really impressive to squeeze something like that out of the ZX Spectrum, even the 128K version. I'll definitely check book and game out, thank you!

If you want to play on your original 48K, the "side-chapter" Rubinho Cucaracha supports it :). But I'm a spoiled guy and use an emulator.

Which reminds me I forgot to provide a download link. The game is available from its entry on Spectrum Computing.
#35
Competition 2026 / Re: Cars and rules for 2026
Last post by dreadnaut - January 10, 2026, 07:24:51 PM
I mean, for 2026! 😅
#36
Racing Games & Other Competitions / Re: Travel Through Time
Last post by dreadnaut - January 10, 2026, 07:23:15 PM
Wow, it's really impressive to squeeze something like that out of the ZX Spectrum, even the 128K version. I'll definitely check book and game out, thank you!
#37
Competition and Website / New features 2026
Last post by dreadnaut - January 10, 2026, 07:18:19 PM
New year, new thread, new improvements! (See also: 2025)

Let's open with PTB support:

- there's finally a place for it the database ;D
- Podium Time Bonus points appear on track and season scoreboards ✅

To get PTB in I had to tidy up the way we handle all bonus points, which cleaned up a few things, and now Leading Time, Time Difference, and Endurance bonuses appear in the right seasons through history. For example, 2024 includes LTB and TDB.
#38
Racing Games & Other Competitions / Travel Through Time
Last post by HerrNove - January 10, 2026, 07:02:26 PM
A racing retrogame for the ZX Spectrum, featuring the wonderful and forgotten SAAB Sonett III and other Scandinavian creations.

I just translated a book by its authors.

Anyone else heard about it? Here's a teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRVx5An5ZUQ

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#39
Competition 2026 / Re: Custom cars for 2026
Last post by Alain il professore - January 10, 2026, 04:19:08 PM
Hello my friends,

This pack looks pretty damn tasty... Melange + Testarossa is already "ZakStunts heritage" meets "Italian ego", so yes please. The Monster Truck + Siluro combo is pure chaos, and I mean that as a compliment :)

FW12C will be the "no PG, no mercy" slot, so expect some broken keyboards and heroic excuses... but ok, we need one car like that each year. If someday u still want a real LM002 rival, bring the Niva and let the slow wars begin.

Wish you all the best ... and hurry, I want to complain (with all sweet teeth out) early this season. 😉
#40
Team Zone / Re: Teams for 2026
Last post by afullo - January 10, 2026, 03:10:18 PM
As the only currently active founding member of the team, count me in too, but I cannot predict how much I will race during 2026.

Thanks everyone for making our team great again (ok, maybe it is not the best expression to use during these times :D), and remember that if all good things come in threes (2018, 2023, 2025), sometimes the fourth comes by itself... 8)